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Freshman Transition Programs: Effect On Ninth Grade Student Preparedness, Samantha Ruth Sutton
Freshman Transition Programs: Effect On Ninth Grade Student Preparedness, Samantha Ruth Sutton
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Ninth grade is critical because students either gain the maturity and academic skills to succeed in high school or fail and eventually drop-out (Hardy, 2006). With a new school environment comes anxiety as new social, academic, and behavioral responsibilities arise. Incoming freshmen at the High School of Study experience greater social freedoms and accountabilities, difficult academic requirements that leave no room for failure, and more stringent discipline policies. Administrators at the High School of Study recognized these challenges and designed a program to help their freshmen make a successful transition into high school. In 2006, the High School of Study …
Freshman Transition Programs: Effect On Ninth Grade Academics And Minor Disciplinary Infractions, Angela Dawn Hahn
Freshman Transition Programs: Effect On Ninth Grade Academics And Minor Disciplinary Infractions, Angela Dawn Hahn
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Ninth grade is critical because students either gain the maturity and academic skills to succeed in high school or fail and eventually drop-out (Hardy, 2006). With a new school environment comes anxiety as new social, academic, and behavioral responsibilities arise. Incoming freshmen at the High School of Study experience greater social freedoms and accountabilities, difficult academic requirements that leave no room for failure, and more stringent discipline policies. Administrators at the High School of Study recognized these challenges and designed a program to help their freshmen make a successful transition into high school. In 2006, the High School of Study …